Vietnam A332 at Melbourne on May 6th 2014, rejected takeoff

A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration VN-A371 performing flight VN-780 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) with 180 passengers and 13 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Melbourne's runway 16 when an engine (PW4168) failed causing the crew to reject takeoff at low speed (just above 30 knots). The aircraft slowed safely and came to a stop on the intersection between runways 16 and 27, emergency services responded, debris from the engine was found on the runway.

The airport was closed for about one hour until the aircraft was moved off the runways.

Passengers reported hearing a pop sound like a tyre had blown and seeing streaks of flame out of the engine. The crew braked hard and stopped the aircraft.

Ground observers reported seeing lots of smoke from the aircraft and believed an engine fire had occurred.

The airport reported there had been an engine failure, debris of the engine was found on the runway. There had been no engine fire however, the smoke came off the tyres and was the result of hard braking by the crew.

The airline confirmed an "engineering malfunction" before takeoff.